The Annual Holiday Gift Guide
The Annual Holiday Gift Guide Yes, it’s that time of year again. When you promise yourself things will be different, no last minute mad dash to the corner convenience store to get a gift and the only thing you find is a pine tree car freshener and a couple cans of Red Bull. We...
The Perfect Gift
Always Overbooked By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Perfect Gift It sounds so cliché doesn’t it? But that’s what you want to give to every single person on your gift list this year, from your family to your bestie to your neighbor. The Perfect Gift, however, isn’t so perfectly easy to find – especially for...
The Creative Timothy Kroe
“The Creative Timothy Kroe” Timothy Kroe’s art, although possessing different subject matters that range from the human form, to deep forests, (and some creatures between) all hold a stark contrast between the light and darkness. There are flecks of gold, an iridescent color that only reflects when light catches it, making each piece come alive...
The 29th Palm Springs Pride – Color Our World with Pride
The 29th Palm Springs Pride Color Our World with Pride The 29th annual Pride celebration, held November 6-8, 2015 in downtown Palm Springs, will be the largest demonstration of equality and diversity ever seen in the Coachella Valley. Considered to be one of the most scenic Pride celebrations in the world, it’s also home to...
Put on your Dancing Shoes – Nexus Radio brings Dance Music to the Masses
Put on your Dancing Shoes Nexus Radio brings Dance Music to the Masses Nexus Radio, the first major radio and TV service specializing in dance music, knows what club fans want. They call it the 3Ds: the divas, the divos and the DJs. “Fans want music that fits their active lifestyles,” says Manny Esparza, Nexus...
Chuck Gumpert
CHUCK GUMPERT “Painting is just another way of keeping a diary” – Pablo Picasso Chuck Gumpert majored in art at Cypress College in California, studying the gamut from drawing and painting, to illustration and advertising design —and most importantly, specialization in what at the time was the still-emerging field of computer graphics, photo manipulation, and...
Idol Chat / An Interview with David Hernandez
Idol Chat An Interview with David Hernandez By Chris Astrala David Hernandez gained national attention with his powerful voice and affable personality as an American Idol finalist on season 7 of the popular talent show. He began acting and singing at age six, starring in musicals and performing with various theatre companies throughout Arizona....
Fashionable Kit
Fashionable Kit EastSiders Star Sets The Style In Show’s Second Season By William Cooke The critically acclaimed dark comedy starring Kit Williamson and Van Hansis as Cal and Thom, an adorable couple trying to stay together in the aftermath of infidelity, returns for its second season this fall, exclusively on Vimeo On Demand. The...
Fall’s Hottest Dance Beats
Beat Box Fall’s Hottest Dance Beats By Jimmy Newsum Another summer has passed and with it, the scorching temps (except in Palm Springs). But one place that shows no signs of cooling down are gay dance floors. DJs are working overtime to keep the dark confines and pulsing rhythms of their rooms hot and...
Always Overbooked…
Always Overbooked By Terri Schlichenmeyer Your favorite hangout isn’t all that fancy. It’s comfortable, though: you’ve got places to sit, flat surfaces for your stuff, and your friends are always around. Best of all, nobody says you can’t be there; everybody’s welcome all the time. It wasn’t always that way, though, as you’ll see...
Local Flavor
Local Flavor Every year we select a few local standout restaurant to feature in our yearly food issue. With so many fine restaurants here in the valley the choice is daunting. This year we decided to put that task on the staff to come up with a few of the places they repeatedly frequent. So...
Q&A with Willie Rhine
A Conversation with Willie Rhine Co-owner of Eight4Nine Restaurant & Lounge And the winning number is 849… or should I say Eight4Nine Restaurant & Lounge. That’s the name of what is sure to become one of Palm Springs’ newest hot spots. Co-owned and operated by the inimitable Willie Rhine (the other half of the...
